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Atlanta's New Giant Pandas Make Public Debut After Two-Year AbsenceWorld

Atlanta's New Giant Pandas Make Public Debut After Two-Year Absence

By Fatma Younis Zoo Atlanta visitors will welcome a new pair of giant pandas on Friday as Ping Ping, a male, a...

Three Death Row Inmates Executed Across US in Single DayWorld

Three Death Row Inmates Executed Across US in Single Day

By Basant El-Faramawy Three death row inmates were put to death across the United States on the same day, mark...

South Korean Army Criticized for Catwalk Training with ModelsWorld

South Korean Army Criticized for Catwalk Training with Models

By Basant El-Faramawy South Korea's Army has acknowledged that a training program for an elite special forces ...

Fox Host Jesse Watters: GOP Doomed if Texas Remains DemocraticWorld

Fox Host Jesse Watters: GOP Doomed if Texas Remains Democratic

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Fox News host Jesse Watters warned that Republicans may never win the White House again if...

Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitementWorld

Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement

By Basant El-Faramawy Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday ...

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for 191 murdersWorld

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for 191 murders

By Fatma Younis The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people has been sen...

London Tube Drivers to Strike Over Christmas in DisputeWorld

London Tube Drivers to Strike Over Christmas in Dispute

By Basant El-Faramawy London Underground drivers will stage a series of 24-hour strikes beginning on November ...

Travellers' Rights Limited When Bomb Threats Disrupt FlightsWorld

Travellers' Rights Limited When Bomb Threats Disrupt Flights

By Fatma Younis Bomb threats across Europe this week have disrupted flights at UK airports including Heathrow,...

Scottish Government Warns of Risks from Hyperscale Data CentresWorld

Scottish Government Warns of Risks from Hyperscale Data Centres

By Karim Hammam Documents released under freedom of information laws reveal a Scottish Government official has...

Senior Aide Calls King Charles UK's 'Secret Weapon' After Caribbean TourWorld

Senior Aide Calls King Charles UK's 'Secret Weapon' After Caribbean Tour

By Fatma Younis A senior royal aide has described King Charles III as the British government's "secret weapon"...

UK, US Condemn 10-Year Sentence for Hong Kong Activist Joshua WongWorld

UK, US Condemn 10-Year Sentence for Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong

By Fatma Younis The United Kingdom and the United States have condemned a 10-year prison sentence handed to Ho...

London Tube Drivers to Strike Over Christmas in Long-Running DisputeWorld

London Tube Drivers to Strike Over Christmas in Long-Running Dispute

By Ahmed Abdelsalam London Underground drivers will stage a series of 24-hour strikes starting on November 26 ...

EU Seeks Money, Deportation Freeze in Burnham's Reset PlanWorld

EU Seeks Money, Deportation Freeze in Burnham's Reset Plan

By Basant El-Faramawy The European Union has drafted a list of demands ahead of a key reset summit with the Un...

Jesse Watters: GOP May Never Win White House if Texas Stays BlueWorld

Jesse Watters: GOP May Never Win White House if Texas Stays Blue

By Islam El-Sakka Fox News anchor Jesse Watters warned Thursday that Republican midterm losses in Texas could ...

Belgium King Rejects PM Resignation, Orders Budget Talks to ResumeWorld

Belgium King Rejects PM Resignation, Orders Budget Talks to Resume

By Sohaib Shams Belgium’s King Philippe on Friday rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Bart De Wever and...

Three US inmates executed in rare same-day triple executionWorld

Three US inmates executed in rare same-day triple execution

By Karim Hammam Three death row inmates were executed across three U.S. states on Thursday, marking the second...

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat, Indian Family CelebratesWorld

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat, Indian Family Celebrates

By Karim Hammam Egyptian-American politician Abdul El-Sayed has won a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, defeating ...

Cartel Kidnaps Eight Villagers in Guerrero, MexicoWorld

Cartel Kidnaps Eight Villagers in Guerrero, Mexico

By Fatma Younis Eight villagers from El Balcón, a remote community in Mexico's southern Guerrero state, were k...

UK trees experience spring six months early due to mild autumnWorld

UK trees experience spring six months early due to mild autumn

By Ahmed Abdelsalam UK trees are experiencing an "early spring" with horse chestnut trees flowering more than ...

Macao Court Sentences Pro-Democracy Former Politician to 12.5 Years in JailWorld

Macao Court Sentences Pro-Democracy Former Politician to 12.5 Years in Jail

By Fatma Younis A Macao court has sentenced a former pro-democracy politician to 12.5 years in jail. The rulin...

Elon Musk's X says Indian takedown notices were fakeWorld

Elon Musk's X says Indian takedown notices were fake

By Islam El-Sakka Elon Musk's social media platform X told the Delhi High Court on Friday that takedown orders...

Judge Blocks Trump's 250-Foot DC Arch Plan Shortly After ApprovalWorld

Judge Blocks Trump's 250-Foot DC Arch Plan Shortly After Approval

By Basant El-Faramawy A federal judge has blocked a controversial plan for a 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C....

London Underground Drivers Plan Series of 24-Hour StrikesWorld

London Underground Drivers Plan Series of 24-Hour Strikes

By Islam El-Sakka London Underground train drivers are preparing to stage a series of 24-hour walkouts, disrup...

RMT Calls Eight Tube Strikes in Run-Up to ChristmasWorld

RMT Calls Eight Tube Strikes in Run-Up to Christmas

By Basant El-Faramawy London Underground train drivers belonging to the RMT union have announced eight 24-hour...

New Zealand Election Set for November 7 Amid Cost-of-Living ConcernsWorld

New Zealand Election Set for November 7 Amid Cost-of-Living Concerns

By Salma El-Sakka New Zealanders will head to the polls on 7 November to elect a new government, with the risi...

Ukraine Sees Guarded Optimism After Trump Midterm LossesWorld

Ukraine Sees Guarded Optimism After Trump Midterm Losses

By Basant El-Faramawy Ukrainians reacted with guarded optimism and dark humor to the Democratic sweep in Tuesd...

Zelenskyy Presses Western Allies for Clear Postwar Security GuaranteesWorld

Zelenskyy Presses Western Allies for Clear Postwar Security Guarantees

By Salma El-Sakka Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his government is seeking specific security gua...

London Tube Drivers to Strike Over Christmas in Long-Running DisputeWorld

London Tube Drivers to Strike Over Christmas in Long-Running Dispute

By Basant El-Faramawy London Underground drivers will stage a series of 24-hour strikes starting on November 2...

London Underground Drivers Announce Series of 24-Hour StrikesWorld

London Underground Drivers Announce Series of 24-Hour Strikes

By Ahmed Abdelsalam London Underground train drivers will stage a series of 24-hour strikes over the coming mo...

Koala Joey Rescued from Python in AustraliaWorld

Koala Joey Rescued from Python in Australia

By Basant El-Faramawy A koala joey has been rescued after being found in the grip of a python in Australia. Wi...

Texas Democrats Win Governorship but Face Limits on Education ReformsWorld

Texas Democrats Win Governorship but Face Limits on Education Reforms

By Salma El-Sakka Democrats captured the Texas governorship and state assembly in Tuesday's elections, potenti...

London Underground drivers to stage 24-hour strikes over working arrangementsWorld

London Underground drivers to stage 24-hour strikes over working arrangements

By Karim Hammam London Underground drivers will stage a series of 24-hour strikes in the coming months in a di...

Florida Shatters Rainfall Records, El Niño Winter LoomsWorld

Florida Shatters Rainfall Records, El Niño Winter Looms

By Islam El-Sakka Relentless storms across the Florida peninsula this week shattered rainfall records, inundat...

UK Government Launches 'Be Ready' Emergency Preparedness CampaignWorld

UK Government Launches 'Be Ready' Emergency Preparedness Campaign

By Islam El-Sakka The British government has launched a three-year "Be Ready" campaign urging households to pr...

Palace Open to Commonwealth Realms Removing King as Head of StateWorld

Palace Open to Commonwealth Realms Removing King as Head of State

By Salma El-Sakka Buckingham Palace has signaled openness to Commonwealth realms removing King Charles as thei...

Royal Navy Launches Strike Drones from Aircraft Carrier in Historic FirstWorld

Royal Navy Launches Strike Drones from Aircraft Carrier in Historic First

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The Royal Navy has successfully launched British-made strike drones from an aircraft carri...

Latino Voters Punish GOP in 2026 Midterms Over ICE TacticsWorld

Latino Voters Punish GOP in 2026 Midterms Over ICE Tactics

By Fatma Younis Hispanic Americans turned out in record numbers during Tuesday's midterm elections, delivering...

Denmark Supreme Court to Rule on 'Parallel Societies' EvictionsWorld

Denmark Supreme Court to Rule on 'Parallel Societies' Evictions

By Sohaib Shams Denmark’s supreme court is set to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with...

Thailand Bans Exiled Academic's Monarchy Book, Threatens DistributorsWorld

Thailand Bans Exiled Academic's Monarchy Book, Threatens Distributors

By Fatma Younis Thailand has banned an academic textbook authored by an exiled scholar, citing national securi...

Palace Open to Commonwealth Realms Removing King as Head of StateWorld

Palace Open to Commonwealth Realms Removing King as Head of State

By Fatma Younis Buckingham Palace has signaled it is open to Commonwealth realms removing King Charles as thei...

Low Pressure Brings Unseasonable Heat to New York, BostonWorld

Low Pressure Brings Unseasonable Heat to New York, Boston

By Sohaib Shams A low pressure system over the US Midwest has pulled unusually warm air from the Gulf of Mexic...

Blair Meets Eisenkot as Israel Faces Coalition DeadlockWorld

Blair Meets Eisenkot as Israel Faces Coalition Deadlock

By Basant El-Faramawy Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to meet Israeli opposition leader Gadi E...

Copenhagen Airport Hit by Fresh Air Traffic ThreatWorld

Copenhagen Airport Hit by Fresh Air Traffic Threat

By Basant El-Faramawy Danish police are investigating a fresh threat directed at air traffic at Copenhagen Air...

Prince Andrew earns £2,000 monthly renting Royal Lodge cottagesWorld

Prince Andrew earns £2,000 monthly renting Royal Lodge cottages

By Fatma Younis Prince Andrew, known formally as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been generating more than £2,...

Beavers Return to Loch Ness After 500 Years in Conservation BreakthroughWorld

Beavers Return to Loch Ness After 500 Years in Conservation Breakthrough

By Basant El-Faramawy For the first time in five centuries, beavers have returned to the Loch Ness catchment a...

UK Employers to Be Required to Publish Salaries on Job AdsWorld

UK Employers to Be Required to Publish Salaries on Job Ads

By Fatma Younis Andy Burnham has announced that employers will be legally required to publish salaries on job ...

Trump Rushes Monuments Before Democratic Congress Takes ControlWorld

Trump Rushes Monuments Before Democratic Congress Takes Control

By Salma El-Sakka A federal commission voted 8-4 early Friday to approve President Donald Trump's planned 250-...

Met Chief Mark Rowley Backs Plan for Eight Police Super-ForcesWorld

Met Chief Mark Rowley Backs Plan for Eight Police Super-Forces

By Sohaib Shams Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley is backing a major restructuring of policing in E...

HMS Queen Elizabeth Launches Strike Drones in Historic FirstWorld

HMS Queen Elizabeth Launches Strike Drones in Historic First

By Islam El-Sakka The Royal Navy has successfully launched strike drones from an aircraft carrier for the firs...

Malaysian courts grant ex-PM Najib house arrest after royal pardonWorld

Malaysian courts grant ex-PM Najib house arrest after royal pardon

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Malaysian courts have granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak house arrest following a r...